Apple-Cranberry Bake

[henryswife]

I haven't tried this, but it sounds good for Thanksgiving, low in fat & calories, from the 'Big Y gro. store free booklet' for Sept.
When I use fresh cranberries, I always cut them in half and use a colander to remove seeds. I wiil post my cranberry salad gelatin with apples-celery-walnuts that I have to make every yr. that was a recipe from 'Home-ec' in high school.

Apple Cramberry Bake

3 cups granny-smith apples-peeled & sliced
2 cups fresh cranberries
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 whole wheat flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup canola oil
cooking spray

Combine apples, cranberries, sugar & vanilla- mix well
Spoon into 8x8 baking dish coated with cooking spray
Combine flour-oats-brown sugar-cinnimon & oil-stir with fork.
Sprinkle this over apple mix.
Bake at 350 for 40 min. or untill bubbly.

Maybe a once a yr. treat for the birds too, since they entertain us while we eat the BIG BIRD Alice

[Sheila]

henryswife said:

I wiil post my cranberry salad gelatin with apples-celery-walnuts that I have to make every yr. that was a recipe from 'Home-ec' in high school.

Hi Alice, did you post this and I've missed it? Actually I've forgotten to read these posts ...

[Michael B]

I tried this yesterday -sort of.
I had a big batch of cheap peaches from the store that weren't very sweet, and were going to go bad before being eaten, so I substituted them in there for the fruit. I also added lemon (the cranberries would be tart), tapioca, and brandy, and put about 1/2 egg white in the topping (don't know why).
It came out good. Thanks. (It looks healthy, too, with whole grain and good fats.)

[henryswife]

Sheila, I didn't post the cranberry salad gelatin yet, have to get that old cookbook out. LOL

Michael, I also subsitute things in a recipe to what I rather like, or like you did, not wanting to waste the peaches. I'm glad it came out good. I guess you can use other fruits too. I won't forget the brandy. ;D Alice

How about pears, they'll be in season too with apples?

[Michael B]

Yes, that sounds good. Maybe with a little more spices in them, since they're milder than peaches or cranberries.

[KristaRose]

Yummy yummy!! And since this dish is healthy, I will HAVE to make it!! I LOVE cranberries!